EP 0452382 B1 19940316 - DRIVELINE FOR WHEELED VEHICLES.
Title (en)
DRIVELINE FOR WHEELED VEHICLES.
Title (de)
GETRIEBEANORDNUNG VON RADFAHRZEUGEN.
Title (fr)
ENSEMBLE DE TRANSMISSION DE VEHICULES A ROUES.
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 8900210 A 19890106
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9007660A1] A driveline for a wheeled vehicle in which two laterally-displaced driving wheels (37, 38) are driven by the output (33, 36) of a transmission of continuously-variable ratio. The transmission is capable of a ''geared neutral'' condition, and is driven by way of a slipless connection (5, 6, 7; 70-73) from the engine (2). The engine output axis (3), the engine/transmission connection and the variator output axis (15) are arranged in a ''U''-shaped formation. Such an arrangement promotes a compact and well-balanced installation in which the vehicle centreline (1) may roughly bisect the engine, and the wheel half-shafts (43, 44) can be nearly equal in length. Alternative embodiments are described in which the output axis of the variator coincides with the final drive axis (Fig. 3), or is parallel to but displaced from it (Fig. 1).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B60K 5/04 (2006.01); B60K 17/08 (2006.01); F16H 37/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B60K 5/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B60K 17/08 (2013.01 - EP US); F16H 37/086 (2013.01 - EP US); F16H 2015/383 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9007660 A1 19900712; AU 4818890 A 19900801; AU 629285 B2 19921001; DE 69007469 D1 19940421; DE 69007469 T2 19940707; EP 0452382 A1 19911023; EP 0452382 B1 19940316; ES 2053173 T3 19940716; GB 8900210 D0 19890308; JP H04502593 A 19920514; US 5217418 A 19930608
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9000018 W 19900105; AU 4818890 A 19900105; DE 69007469 T 19900105; EP 90901631 A 19900105; ES 90901631 T 19900105; GB 8900210 A 19890106; JP 50151390 A 19900105; US 72078391 A 19910725